For all the climate deniers & big polluter pimps this Super El Niño will be a nightmare
A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.

A Super El Niño is coming, and it could smash through New Zealand’s climate denial, insurance system and political complacency all at once.

Nicola Willis thinks Labour has secret taxes. God, if only. NZ doesn’t need tax panic, it needs the rich to finally pay up.

Was it journalism, or just another bad faith political hit job? Heather du Plessis-Allan’s latest take has Martyn calling bullshit.
Heavier trucks. Broken roads. Same lobby winning. If you think this is about efficiency, you’re missing who’s really paying the bill.

Calling a floodplain SunField is dark comedy. Fast-tracking it without proper infrastructure is something far uglier.

Christopher Luxon ditching TVNZ’s Breakfast after tough interviews with Tova O’Brien looks like panic, and in politics, weakness gets stomped.

National wants the media frightened, obedient and apologetic. The question is whether TVNZ still remembers what journalism is for.

The economy is buckling, social cohesion is fraying, and the fantasy of running New Zealand like a company is collapsing.
National’s collapse in the polls could make Winston kingmaker again — unless TOP breaks through.

Blue on Silver friendly fire has erupted. Is Winston Peters setting Christopher Luxon up for a coup — or a snap election?